The audience of the army of Râkshasas demons, North India, Upper Punjab, Pahari school, late 18th - early 19th century Gouache, gold and silver on paper depicting an audience of Râkshasas warrior demons granted by another demon seated on a throne under the canopy of a pavilion and fanned by a servant. On the left, a line of demons leaves the scene through the pishtak porch of the palace where the audience is taking place. Painting revealed by another paper folio with a devanagari inscription in black ink and a pencilled human figure. Page size: 20 x 27.5 cm; painting size: 14.6 x 22 cm Extensive wetness, stains, polychrome bleed-through, heavily worn paper supports.